Nile Basin

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The Nile Basin is the extensive drainage region of the Nile River, spanning multiple countries in northeastern Africa and supporting diverse ecosystems and large human populations dependent on its water resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
geographical region
river basin
borderedBySeaViaRiverMouth Mediterranean Sea
countryContains Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Rwanda
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
drainedBy Nile
surface form: Nile River
environmentalIssue deforestation in headwater regions
land degradation
pollution from agriculture and urban areas
water scarcity
wetland loss
governedByCooperativeBody Nile Basin Initiative
hasClimateCharacteristic arid and semi-arid zones
tropical highland zones
hasPart Atbara River
surface form: Atbara River Basin

Eastern Nile sub-basin
surface form: Blue Nile Basin

Lake Victoria basin
surface form: Lake Victoria Basin

Nile Delta
surface form: Nile Delta region

Sudd
surface form: Sudd wetlands

Nile Equatorial Lakes region
surface form: White Nile Basin
hasPopulationCharacteristic large human population dependent on Nile waters
locatedInRegion Northeast Africa
surface form: Northeastern Africa
locatedOnContinent Africa
majorLake Lake Tana
Lake Victoria
majorTributary Atbara River
Blue Nile
White Nile
name Nile Basin self-link
subjectOf transboundary water management agreements
supportsEcosystemType delta ecosystems
floodplain ecosystems
riverine ecosystems
wetland ecosystems
supportsHumanActivity domestic water supply
fishing
hydropower generation
industrial water use
irrigated agriculture
livestock rearing
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Takkaze River partOf Nile Basin
Nile Basin name Nile Basin self-link
Aswan Low Dam riverBasin Nile Basin
Ripon Falls locatedInBasin Nile Basin
Khanka locatedInRiverBasin Nile Basin
this entity surface form: Nile River basin
Toukh locatedInRiverBasin Nile Basin
this entity surface form: Nile River basin
Shebin El Qanater locatedInRiverBasin Nile Basin
this entity surface form: Nile River basin
El-Basaliya drainageBasin Nile Basin
Albert Nyanza drainageBasin Nile Basin
Goliath heron occursIn Nile Basin
this entity surface form: Nile River basin
Uhuru Falls hydrologicalSystem Nile Basin
Qus riverBasin Nile Basin
Dishna riverBasin Nile Basin
Farshut drainageBasin Nile Basin
Waqf locatedInRiverBasin Nile Basin
Mount Emin drainageBasin Nile Basin
Atlantic Ocean drainage basin hasPart Nile Basin
this entity surface form: Nile River basin
Mara River partOf Nile Basin
Semliki River partOfDrainageBasin Nile Basin
this entity surface form: Nile River basin
Kidepo River drainageBasin Nile Basin
Setit River area riverSystem Nile Basin
this entity surface form: Nile basin
Setit River partOf Nile Basin
this entity surface form: Nile basin
Blue Nile region partOf Nile Basin
this entity surface form: Greater Nile basin